Inkstand-bracket



(No Model.)

A. GONKLING. INKSI'AND BRAGKET.

No. 526,382. Patented Sept. 25, 1894.

STATES;

PATENT ()FFICE.

ADDISON CONKLING, OF PLAIN FIELD, NEW JERSEY.

lNKSTAND-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 526,382, datedSeptember 25, 1894.

Application filed April 17,1894. Serial No. 507,916- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, ADDISON CONKLING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Plainfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey,have invented cert'ain new and useful Improvements in Inkstand-Brackets,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings.

My invention has for its object to provide a convenient bracket adaptedto be readily attached to the shelves of a roll top or other desk, whichbracket will be of such construction that the ink-stand supportedthereby may be readily adjusted to any desired position, and may beswung backward beneath the shelves when not in use; my invention havingalso for its object to provide, for use in connection with said bracket,an ink-stand which may readily beinserted into the forked end of thebracket, and in such a manner that it will always remain in a horizontalpo sition notwithstanding the different adjustments of the bracket. Ialso preferably provide, in connection with said ink-stand, apenrack ofcheap construction which willbe sustained by one of the supports of theink-stand and which will always remain horizontal with the ink-standwhatever may be the positions of adjustment of the latter. My improvedbracket is also preferably provided with a calendar holder.

In carrying my invention into effect I'provide a metal clip or clamppreferably having an opening of such construction that it may be fixedlyconnected with the shelf of the desk without the use of a binding setscrew, the said clip or clamp being preferably lined with leather orother soft material, or a strip of leather or other soft material maybeused in connection therewith, to give it a proper hold upon the shelf towhich it is to be attached. To the arm of the said clip is swiveled, bya vertical pivot, a hanger to which is jointed, by a horizontal pivot,one end of a link forming one arm of the bracket, and the other end ofsaid link is jointed, also by a horizontal pivot, to the other orink-stand supporting arm of the bracket, the free end of which latter isforked and provided with inwardly extending pivot pins to engage andsupport the ink-stand; the horizontal pivot pins by which the twoportions of the bracket are connected together and by which thefirstnamed portion of said bracket is connected to the said hanger,being threaded and provided With clamping thumb nuts so that the twoarms of the bracket may be fixed in any desired relation to each otherand to the hanger depending from the clip or clamp.

To provide for the ready insertion of the ink-stand into the fork of thebracket said inkstand is provided on its opposite sides with grooveswhich may be cut or molded therein,

and which grooves are open at the bottom of the ink-stand and extendupward to a point near the top of the latter, or about two-thirds of theway up from the bottom so that the shoulders at the tops of saidgrooves, when the ink-stand is inserted into the fork of the bracket,are engaged by the pins projecting inward from the arms of said fork,said pins thus supporting the ink-stand pivotally so that it willnormally (owing to the overloalancing weight of the ink-stand belowitspoint of support) remain in a horizontal position, whatever may be theposition of adjustment of the arms of the bracket.

I also provide a pen-rack which isto be hung to one of the pivotalsupports of the ink-stand and which pen-rack, preferably, has struck-uplugs in its back to enage the ink-stand, and thus the pen-rack willalways remain in a horizontal position with the inks't'and.

I also preferably provide, in connection with my improved inkstandsupportingbracket, a calendar support placed rearward of the inkstand,and in which a frame, adapted to hold monthly calendar cards, ispivotally hung at points above its center of gravity so that saidcalendar holding frame will normally assume a vertical position in thedifferent positions of adjustment of the are detail views of the pivotsupport for the calendar holder.

A denotes a clip or clamp consisting of a piece of metal bent over uponitself with the two portions thereof a suitable distance apart so thatthe said clip is adapted to be readily engaged with a shelf a of thedesk to which the bracket is to be attached, the distance between thetwo arms of the said clip or clamp being, preferably, slightly greaterthan the thickness ,of the shelf a, to which it is to be attached sothat the said clip may be lined with leather or other soft material a,or so that a strip of such material may be used in engaging the clipwith the shelf.

B denotes a hanger swiveled to the lower portion of the clip A by avertical pivot b, which is preferably permanently attached to said clipby forming a slight countersink in the latter, and by slightly upsettingthe top end of said pivot in said countersink, leaving, however,- thesaid pivot free to turn in its seat in said clip.

The hanger B is provided with a horizontal pivot pin 1) adapted to passfreely through a hole formed in the rounded end a of a link 0 formingone portion of the bracket, said pin 1) being threaded for the receptionof a thumbnut b by which the arm 0 may be clamped in any desiredposition of adjustment relative to said hanger B. The rounded outer endof the arm 0 is provided with a horizontal pivot pin 0 which passesfreely through a hole in the end d of the arm D forming the otherportion of the bracket, said pin being also threaded for the receptionof the thumb-nut d by which the arm D may be held in any desiredposition of adjustment relative to the arm 0. The arm D is provided atits outer or free end with a fork at having inwardly extendinghorizontal pins or pivots d which are to serve as supports for the inlc.

stand E, said ink-stand being provided in its opposite side with grooves6 open at their bottoms and terminating at their tops somewhat above thevertical center of the inkstand, the walls at the upper ends of saidgrooves forming shoulders to be engaged by the said pins d so that thelatter will pivotally support the ink-stand in such position that itwill, by gravity, remain in a horizontal position, whatever may be theposition of adjustment of the arm'D by which the said ink-stand issupported.

F denotes a pen-rack which is shown as hung to one of the pins 01 andwhich is preferably provided with indented or struck-out lugsf forengagement with the corners of the ink stand so that the said pen-rackwill remain in a horizontal position with the said ink-stand.

The arm D is preferably provided, just rear ward of the fork (1 with asocket d which is to receive the standard 9 of a calendarsupporting-frame G in which is hung, preferably by pivots h, a calendarholder H adapted to dar-holder H is pivoted above its center so that itwill normallyhang vertically whatever maybe the position of adjustmentof the arm D of the ink-stand supporting-bracket, and

to be swung horizontally to any desired convenient position, and whennot in use the inkstand may be swung backward beneath the shelf orentirely out of the way. The inkstand is readily insertedin the fork dof the bracket by slipping said ink-stand downward into said bracketuntil the pivot pins d engage the shoulders at the upper ends of thegrooves e in the sides of the ink-stand. It will thus be understood thatwith the vertical pivot b by which the hanger B is swiveled to the clipA and by reason of the horizontal pivots by which the parts of thebracket are connected and by which the arm 0 is jointed to the saidhanger the ink-stand may be adjusted to any desired vertical orhorizontal position for the convenience of the user.

Owing to the fact that the parts of my improved bracket, and also thepen-rack and calendar-holder, are of such construction that they may bereadily stamped out of sheet metal the whole apparatus may be verycheaply constructed so that it can be sold at a very small price, whilethe various adj ustments of which the bracket is capable will render thesame very convenient for the user.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination with theclip A adapted to be engaged with a shelf or other support, of thehangerB swiveled to the lower part of said clip by a vertical pivot, andthe arms 0 and D, the said arm 0 being connected with the said hanger bya horizontal pivot, and the said arms being also connected together by ahorizontal pivot, said horizontal pivots being both provided withclamping thumb-nuts so that said arms may be secured in any desiredposition of adjustment and the said arm D being provided at its free endwith a fork d furnished with inwardly projecting pins for engagementwith an ink-stand to be hung that said arms may be secured in anydesired position of adjustment, and the arm D being provided atits freeend with a fork d furnished with inwardly projecting pinsfor engagementwith anink -stand to be hung therein, and the said arm D being providedwith a socket, the calendar support G sustained in said socket, and thecalendar holder H having horizontal pivot connections with said supportG.

3. The combination with the clip A adapted to be engaged with a shelf orother support, of the hanger B swiveled to the lower part of said clipby a vertical pivot, the arms 0 and D, the former connected with thesaid hanger by a horizontal pivot, and the said arms being alsoconnected together by a horizontal pivot, said horizontal pivots beingboth provided with clamping thumb-nuts so that said arms may be securedin any desired position of adjustment, the said arm D being provided atits free end with a fork d furnished with inwardly projecting pins forengagement with an ink-stand to be hung therein, and the pen rack F alsosupported from said fork and provided with lugs for engagement with theinkstand so as to remain in a horizontal position with the latter.

4. The combination with a clip A adapted to be engaged with a shelf orother support, of the hanger B swiveled to the lower part of said clipby a vertical pivot, the arms 0 and D, the former connected with thesaid hanger by a horizontal pivot, and the said arms being alsoconnected together by a horizontal pivot, said horizontal pivots beingboth provided with clamping thumb-nuts so that said arms may be securedin any desired position of adjustment, the said arm D being provided atits free end with a fork d furnished with inwardly projecting pins, andan ink-stand having slots in its opposite sides to be entered by saidpins, said slots extending from the bottom of said ink-stand to pointsabove the vertical center of the same so that said inkstand willnormally remain in a horizontal position whatever may be the positionofadjnstment of the jointed arms of the said bracket.

5. The combination with the clip A adapted to beengaged with a shelf orother support, of the hanger B swiveled to the lower part of said clipby a vertical pivot, and the arms 0 and D, the said arm 0 beingconnected with the said hanger by a horizontal pivot, and the said armsbeing also connected together by a horizontal pivot, said horizontalpivots being both provided with clamping thumbnuts so that said arms maybe secured in any desired position of adjustment and the said arm Dbeing provided at its free end with a fork d adapted to pivotallysupportan inkstand.

In testimony whereof I aftix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADDISON OONKLING.

Witnesses:

J OB E. HEDGES, WILLIAM ERDMAN.

